The Management Team

Mr. Manan Deo is currently the General Manager of Readymix (West Indies) Limited, and its subsidiaries, Island Concrete Products N.V., located in St. Maarten and Premix and Precast Concrete Inc., located in Barbados. Mr. Deo joined the TCL Group in 1995 as Marketing Manager of the Packaging Companies. In 1998, he was appointed General Manager of TCL Packaging Ltd, and TCL Ponsa Manufacturing Ltd, a position which he held until his appointment as General Manager, RML in July 2005.

Mr. Deo holds a BSc in Management Studies from UWI, and EMBA (Distinction) from the UWI-Institute of Business. He is fluent in Spanish, and was very instrumental in establishing the Packaging Companies presence in the Latin American countries, especially Cuba and Venezuela.

Mrs. Reuben-Theodore joined Readymix (West Indies) Limited in September, 2006. In the capacity of Corporate Services Manager, she heads Readymix Finance Department, and is also responsible for Corporate Services at the Barbados subsidiary (PPCI). She possesses a wealth of knowledge, with over fifteen years experience in the auditing and finance fields.

Mrs. Reuben-Theodore is a Certified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago.

John Cardenas joined RML in January 2003 as Marketing Manager, with responsibility for the sales and Marketing department. In January 2005, he took up a 4-year assignment in Barbados as Plant Manager of Premix & Precast Concrete Inc., responsible for the day to day operations of the company. Mr. Cardenas returned to Trinidad in January 2009, as RML’s Special Projects Manager and is currently once again, the Marketing Manager.

He has over fifteen years experience at the management level and is the holder of a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree majoring in Pure & Applied Physics and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies. He also completed courses in Marketing, Organisational Behaviour Management, Accounting, and Financial Management from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Austin Rodriguez joined RML in February 2000 as the Technical Services Officer, and was promoted to Technical Services Manager in July 2007. He is in charge of the Technical Services Department, with responsibility for designing concrete mixes and ensuring the quality of RML’s products, while maintaining the ISO certification of the Company’s Quality Management System.

Mr. Rodriquez is an honours graduate from the University of the West Indies, with a BSc in Civil Engineering. He has over 30 years experience in the construction industry and holds Technical Diplomas in Mechanical and Construction Engineering.

Malcolm Smith joined Premix & Precast Concrete Inc. in Barbados in September 2003, working as a consultant in the Accounts department. In November 2006, he was appointed Marketing & Administration Manager, responsible for the sales, office operations and accounting functions of the company. In January 2009, Mr. Smith was appointed Plant Manager of PPCI.

He has over 20 years experience in senior management positions in major banking and insurance companies in Barbados and within the Caribbean region.  A Management Accountant by profession and honours graduate of the UWI, BSC. in Accounting, Mr. Smith is also a certified stock broker and was a key player in the early development of the local Securities Exchange in Barbados.

Ms. Nicole Giuseppi joined RML in May 2005 as the Human Resource Specialist and was promoted to Senior Human Resource Specialist in January 2011. She is in charge of the Human Resource Department, with responsibility for the development, interpretation and application of human resource management strategies, policies, programmes and procedures which are consistent with the strategic direction of Readymix.

Ms. Giuseppi is a graduate from the University of the West Indies, with a BSc in Sociology (Major) and Psychology (Minor).